Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia in Portal Hypertensive children:Endoscopic Band Ligation vs Argon Plasma Coagulation

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia in Portal Hypertensive children:Endoscopic Band Ligation versus Argon Plasma Coagulation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201804003346216

Enrollment

Registered

2018-04-23

Start date

2016-01-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Circulatory System Digestive System Portal hypertension

Interventions

Argon Plasma Coagulation

Endoscopic Band Ligation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Children with portal hypertension. -Evidence of upper GI bleeding. -Endoscopic evidence of non-variceal bleeding. -Normal coagulation pro¿le. -Normal platelet count above 80,000/mm3.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patients who had another possible source of upper GI bleeding other than GAVE.(eg. ulcer) -Patients had GAVE associated with other medical conditions rather than portal hypertension. -Patients had esophageal/gastric varices.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stoppage of bleeding from GAVE	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactNabil Mohsen

Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University

mohsennabil2000@yahoo.com0020 01001407973

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026